Hey folks! Did you miss me? Have you all been diligently working on your Daily Fix intros for the entire world to see?! Haha, I bet you all have.

You might be thinking this is a bit of a random blog post but basically Stephanie Lee, our head Community Development Manager, asked a bunch of us at the office to write up a short paragraph about how we got to working for IGN and I thought I'd share my response!

I suggest, that after reading this, you all go check out Destin Legarie's entry as well. It's a much longer and more detailed story, given that he's been in the industry a lot longer than I have, but it's a great read and he linked some pretty interesting videos that take a look back at his first days as a host. It's really fun. Anyway, enough catching up! Time to get reading!

"One day I got an email from my agent (I used to model) asking if I’d like to audition for a hosting position at this company called Gameloft. It was a one year contract that paid better than any audition I had ever been on, but most importantly it was a way to become part of a video team - having just graduated from film studies, this was a potential way in. There was just one problem… I had never hosted anything my entire life. How was I going to land this audition without making a complete ass of myself? Well, this is where I think the ways of the universe started to work in my favor. All my life I had played video games, watched old Star Trek episodes with my parents, and had a room filled with Final Fantasy posters and Sailor Moon action figures. I was a, quote end quote, nerd. I’d also just finished college and knew the many aspects of production. That said, out of all the models they auditioned that day I was probably the only one who knew who the hell Sam Fisher was and could semi-imitate all the video game hosts I had spent watching all those previous years. Well, suffice to say, I got the job.

For about a year and a half, I worked closely with the video team, building my hosting persona and learning the inner workings of the biz – when out of the blue, this FB message from some guy named Ty Root appeared in my inbox. It was IGN. The IGN. And they were interested in having me as the new host of The Daily Fix. I’m telling you, it was like a perfect cosmic puzzle, and the pieces just started falling into place from there. The rest as they say is history! But pretty crazy how it all happened, huh? I still slap myself sometimes just to make sure I’m not still dreaming, but given how much this job rocks, I probably still am."

Naomi Kyle is IGN's news host and on-camera personality. You can find her every day on The Daily Fix kicking ass and taking names. You can also follow her on Twitter @NaomiKyle.